Valve guide



Pastimes A 1 2,192,425

UNITED sTAr s PATENT OFFICE VALVE GUIDE Herbert Allen, Joseph A. Tennant, and Madden '1. ,Works, Houston, ,Tex., assignors to Abercrombie Pump Company, Houston, Tex., a corporation of Texas Application August a, 1937, Serial No. 157,168

1 Claim. (Cl. 251-144) This invention relates to a valve guide for use nular groove 22 circumferentially with respect to in connection with the exhaust or inlet of pumps the elements 2| between their outer edges. Each and the like. element 2| is also formed with an annular ridge 5 It is an object to provide a guide for a valve 23. These elements 2| are secured inthe rela- 5 element of a pump such as referredto, which tion illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 y means o a guide shall be extremely simple and eflicient in bonding ed such as ruboer or the like, and its operation, the groove 22 is filled with rubber or similar sub- It is a further object of this invention to DI'O-v stance s shown at 24. thi fi lin m er al b n vide a valve guide for a reversible valve element. so formed as to extend radially beyond the outer 10 which valve guide shall be inexpensive to manucircumference of the elements 21 and form a Iacture and of such a nature as not to interfere Circumferential p of a S y fle nat ewith the action or reversal of the valve element. T e Valve element thus formed is identical on Other objects and advantages of this invention both of its sides and is capab e of Seating a st II will become apparent from the following dethe valve seat 9 regardless of which face is placed scription t k in connection t th aeeemagainst said valve seat. This element furtherpanying drawing, the same being by way of 11 more will positively seat against the valve seat tration d example only'and'not by way of 11- 9 by virtue of the contact betweenthe lower elen ti ment 2i and the valve seat, and will form a per- N I th drawing; feet seal against the valve seat 9 by virtue of the 90 Fig. 1 is a cross sectional view illustrating a flexible mber 24- valve constructed in accordance with this inven- The guide e e t is formed with an annular m n in m th t body of a pump downwardly facing groove 25 adapted to seat i 2 1 an enlarged elevation partly in upon the annular ridge 23 cf the valve element tion showing the guide for the valve illustrated d is formed with an upstandin h ow e i Fi 1 like part 26 adapted to fit within and be guided Fig. 3 is an enlarged view partly in section ilby t e opening in the bushin 8. Holes 27 are lustrating the valve element shown in Fig. 1. o med in the body of t guide e ement so that e As illustrated in Fig. 1, the valve is located liquid y P freely n o and out of the same 80 within the body of a pump and is adapted t and prevent any liquid lock or binding which permit the passage of liquid upwardly from the might Otherwise result 7 chamber 2 through the passageway 3 and into For the p p e o holding the guide member th chamber 4 t t prevent a reverse flow w in contact with the valve element and for urging such ]iquid The body is provided with an the valve element at all times toward the seat 9,

88 inwardly extending flange 5 about the opening there'is provided a spring 28 which surrounds 3, said flange being adapted to receive the gasthe P g Stem 25 0f t e guide member ket G, and the flange I of the valve seat member and e rs against the guide me e j st above I having the valve seat 9 at its upper end. The and inwardly 0f the annular ove 5. valve seat member 8 is held in position by means From the fort-going, it will be ppreciated that of a cage III, the lower end ofwhich bears against upon the t d cy of a liquid or fluid to move a gasket ll seated upon the upper surface of the from the chamber 2 through the Opening 3 and flange 1 The upper end f the-cage go fit into the chamber 4, the valve element will be within an openingiZin the body I and is adapted lifted from its seat against the tension of the to receive a gasket l3 and the shoulder 44 of the spring 28 and will be guided in its pward move- 45 cover plate 95 The Cove; plate 5 has a downment by the guiding element described and by 45 wardly extending part It which extends into the the 9 819101! between Sa d guiding element, interior of the cage [0 and is provided centrally and the bushing when the dency of the with an opening l1 lined with a bushing 18- for a liquid fluid to flow p y has ceased, e purpose to be presently set forth. The cover Spring 23 bearing a st e d ng element plate I5 is held in place by means of studs or will cause the downward movement of the guidbolts 59. and is provided with a handle or ball ing element and of the valve element until th 20 by which it may be handled when removed. valve element has seated against its seat 9. As

The valve element proper consists of two idenpreviously stated, when in this position, the lower tical metallic elements 2| so shaped that when element 2| will seat firmly against the seat 9 and placed back to back there will be formed an anthe flexible lip portionv 24 will be forced by th fluid pressure within the chamber into sealin engagement with the seat 9.

When the valve element has become worn on one side so that it is no longer fit for use, it may be reversed and the opposite face thereof utilized, until both faces have been worn out. Then the valve element only need be discarded and replaced with a new one.

Thus, a means has been provided whereby all of the objects and advantages set forth in connection with this invention have been attained.

Having described our invention, we claim:

A guide member for a reversible valve element, said guide member comprising a lower conical hollow body portion and an upper hollow stemlike tubular portion, said conical portion having at its lower edge a laterally extending flange defining a marginal recess adapted to receive a spring for urging said guide member towards said valve element, said conical portion serving further to guide said spring into said recess, said flange consisting of an upwardly and outwardly extending portion and a downwardly and outwardly extending portion defining a downwardly presented groove adapted to cooperate with a ridge portion of said valve element, said stemlike tubular portion being open at its upper end adapted to tit into a guide opening, said lower conical portion having a lateral opening remote from the opening in said stem-like tubular portion.

HERBERT ALLEN. JOSEPH A. TENNANT. MADDEN T. WORKS. 

